Eat Sleep Move Dream
Hello!
I'm Courtney. I like to practice yoga, talk about people's brains and how they work, start new hobbies that require a lot of supplies, learn about how I can blame my mood swings on the planets, dogs, weed, being outside, the Oxford comma, meditating, acquiring all the plants, mocktails, growing vegetables I don't eat, taking pictures of my cat, lying in the hammock in my backyard and making my neighbors continually ask, "what the hell is she doing now?"
My Story
When I went in for yearly bloodwork back in early 2022, it never occurred to me that anything would actually be wrong. I certainly wasn't my healthiest, and didn't feel exactly my best, but I wasn't sick. I just needed to slow down on the wine, start getting up in the morning to exercise. Imagine my surprise when instead of the usual, "you really should lose some weight and stop eating potatoes at every meal," I found myself in a hospital bed, being told by a very stern doctor that I not only had to quit drinking, but I was in end stage liver failure and needed a transplant.
It was a hell of a way to find out I was an alcoholic, I'll tell you that much.
Two months later, I was wheeled out of that hospital with a brand new (to me) liver, 56 staples holding my abdomen together, and strict instructions to do nothing but not drink, get my anxiety and mental health under control, and "take care of myself."
Two years later, I feel like maybe I have finally learned some things. I know for sure that I have tried many, many things, and all of them in some way contributed to where I am today; I know that today is a gazillion times better place than I was in before that terrifying hospital room. From meditation to cannabis to journaling to shaving my head and becoming a yoga instructor, I've been writing it all down in bits and pieces - a quick note on my phone, endless new book ideas, journals, online journals, yoga journals, it's literally everywhere.
Look, I hardly have it all figured out. I have really bad days and just okay days and days where I still wonder what the hell I'm doing. That being said, I have a whole lot more good days, and a fantastic amount of absolutely great days now. The one thing that has served me well throughout my life is my belief that your attitude is the only thing you have full control over. With that in mind, I created this for not only myself to get my thoughts out of my head and into the universe, but hopefully to help someone else who may be having similar struggles and share some laughs along the way.
We are here for such a short time, friends. Let's do our best to enjoy every moment.
With love,
Courtney
****Regarding alcohol. I am an alcoholic, sober from alcohol since April of 2022. I am not an expert in addiction, nor do I believe that my way of staying sober from alcohol is the only way, or even the right way. It is simply the way that has worked for me and allowed me to thrive since stopping. If you are struggling, please reach out to any of the resources provided on the "Some help, please?" page, and know that you are not alone.****